Star Micronics NX-2420 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Model Code: NX-2420
Type Code: Inkjet Printer
Color Along: Yes, up to six color inkjet printers containing Magenta, Cyan, Violet, Yellow, Orange, and Green.
Provided in Fonts: 1 Draft and 1 High-Speed Draft font and five LQ fonts: Roman, Sanserif, Courier, Prestige, Script
Print Mode Availability: Draft and High-Speed Draft, LQ
Printing Buffer Size: 7 K-byte (for color printer 30 K-byte )
Media Handling Capabilities: single sheets, fanfold forms, multi-part form (5 ply) push or pull tractor/friction feed.
Interface Compatibility: parallel cable supplied as standard Serial/Parallel Converter optional SPC-8K.
Sizes: Attached to the manual in the specification section.
Mass: Attached to the manual in the specification section.
Primary Supply: Attached to the manual in the specification section.
Supported Models: supports IBM and Epson printer commands and character sets.
Service And Maintenance: Replace ribbon cartridge, easy and cleaning process.
Control Unit Interface: Uses five buttons and between them are, paper feed command: selection of current font; switches power on; and light buttons; and status indicator.
Electronic equipment utilises DIP Switches for default configurations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: NX-2420 printer is capable to work with which paper variety?

A: Single sheets, fanfold forms and multi part form (up to five ply) are requisites which a printer tip can work with.

Q: Is it possible to print color images with NX-2420?

A: Indeed, the NX-2420 can produce prints in a range of six colors, comprising Magenta, Cyan, Violet, Yellow, Orange and Green.

Q:What are the steps to removing the printer ribbon cartridge for the NX-2420?

A: Switch the printer off and remove the top cover. Next, insert the ribbon between the head of the printer and the shield of the head and secure it in place.

Q: Are there any limitations on the number of multi-part forms that the NX-2420 printer can accommodate?

A: The printer is able to accommodate multi-part forms which have a maximum of five layers.

Q: Is the process of connecting the printer to a computer complicated?

A: No, all that is needed is a standard parallel interface cable. If other appliances are to be connected later then a serial-parallel device is available as an option.

Q: Should I anticipate losing the settings of the printer each time I turn it off?

A: No, you will be able to use the Macro Definition feature to save current settings which would then allow for quick future access once the NX-2420 is turned on again.

Q: What kind of software would work seamlessly with an NX-2420 printer?

A: Most word processing and graphics packages would work with the printer as long as they are designed to interface with either an IBM or Epson printer.

Q: What steps should I follow in order to rectify the printer troubleshooting issues?

A: Navigate towards the Common Issues and Repair areas of the practitioner manual in order to get assistance on how to overcome the common printer issues.

User Manual

NX-2420

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NX-2420

RAINBOWICOLOUR

USERS MANUAL

NOT INTENDED FOR SALE

Federal Communications Commission

Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio f 3 uency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful inte etmce to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and at, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

l Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

l Consult the dealer or an experienced radiofl technician for help.

Unauthorized modifications of this product by the user will void his authority to operate the equipment unless expressly approved by the patty responsible for compliance.

For compliance with the Federal Noise Interference Standard, this equipment requires a shielded cable.

The above statement applies only IO prinkrs marketed in the USA.

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This digitalapparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radionoise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le present appareil numerique n’&nen pas de bruits radio&ctriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe B prescrites darts le Rtglement sur le brouillage radio&crrique Cdicd par le minisbe des Communications du Canada.

The above statement applies only lo printers m&led in Canado.

Trademark Acknowledgements

NX-2420, XB-2410, NX-2410, SPC-8K, SF-lODQ, RH-1OZ: Star Micronics Co., Ltd. IBM PC, PC-AT, PC-XT, Proprinter X24E, Proprinter X24, PC-DOS: International Business Ma-

chines Co .

% Microsoft ASIC, MS-DOS: Microsoft Corporation

LQ-860, LQ-850: Seiko Epson Corp.

NOTICE

STAR’s express permission is forbidden.

l The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

. All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this manual at the time of

~;e~;e$wever, should any errors be detected, STAR would greatly appreciate being informed

. The above notwithstanding, STAR can assume no responsibility for any errors in this manual.

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

This manual is organized into nine chapters. To learn how to make the best use of your printer you are urged to read through chapters 1 through 3. The remaining chapters may be treated as a reference guide for programming operations, etc. It assumes a degree of knowledge of the operation of computers (for instance, it assumes you know about hexadecimal numbers). The chapters are as follows:

‘I

Chapter 1 - Setting up the printer

This chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up. Read this chapter before you do anything else.

Chapter 2 - Control panel operations There are a number of controls on the front panel which perform various

functions related to paper handling, print modes and font selection. After getting set up, read this chapter and try out the various procedures in

it to find out how the printer works.

Chapter 3 - Default settings

This chapter explains how to USC the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode to make system settings on the printer.

Chapter 4 - Printer control commands This chapter explains the different emulations provided by your printer, and

the software commands used to drive it. This section is of use if you are writing or modifying programs to take advantage of the printer’s features.

Chapter 5 - Download characters This chapter explains the procedures to create your own characters.

Chapter 6 - MS-DOS and your printer Since the PC or PC-AT family of computers running under MS-DOS is

currently the most popular configuration of microcomputer, we have included a few hints and tips to help you use your printer with such systems. Since virtually all PCs are sold with a Microsoft BASIC interpreter, we have also included some hints, and a sample program in this language to demonstrate the capabilities of the printer.

Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting and maintenance This section gives a checklist of points to check if your printer is not working

in the expected way. It also includes details of some routine maintenance operations you can carry out yourself. It is not, however, a complete service manual. Call a qualified service engineer if you are unsure of your ability to carry out any maintenance or servicing operations.

Chapter 8 - Specifications This section gives the specifications of your printer.

Chapter 9 - Character sets

These charts show the different character sets available.

FEATURES OF THE PRINTER

This printer has a full complement of features, making it an excellent partner

for a personal computer. It supports the IBM/Epson printer commands and character sets, enabling it to print just about anything your computer can generate, both text and graphics. Some of its main features are the following:

l Versatile paper handling

Single sheets, fanfold forms, and multi-part forms (up to 5ply) are all accepted, and you can use either push/pull tractor or friction feed. (You can load fanfold forms from the nzar with push tractor, or fanfold forms and multi-part forms from the bottom with pull tractor.) A special feature

enables you to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing on other paper.

l Six bright colors

Magenta, cyan, violet, yellow, orange, and green add a color dimension to

your printed output by the color version printer.

l Large variety of fonts and sizes

The printer has one draft font, one High-Speed Draft font and five LQ fonts

(Roman, Sanserif, Courier, Prestige and Script), italics for all styles, plus

condensed print, bold print, double-sized print, and quadruple-sized print.

l Extensive software support

Since it is compatible with the Epson and IBM printers, it works with any

software that supports those printers. That includes most word-processing

and graphics programs, spread-sheets, and integrated software packages.

l Easy operation

Indicator displays and beep tones provide immediate, easy to understand

feedback when you press the buttons on the control panel. ‘Ihe five buttons can operate in combinations to perform a surprising variety of functions,

including micro-alignment.

l Easy can2 and maintenance

The ribbon cartridge can be replaced in seconds the print head in a few

minutes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Locating the Printer Unpacking and Inspection

Checking the carton contents Identifying printer parts

Setting Up

Mounting the platen knob Installing the ribbon cartridge and the roller unit Installing the optional cartridge Connecting the printer to your computer

Loading Single Sheets

Automatic loading Manual loading

Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms

Loading the paper from the rear of the printer Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer Paper parking Paper unparking

Loading Multi-Part Forms

Adjusting the Printing Gap

Chapter 2 CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

Buttons and Indicators

ON LINE button PAPER FEED button

SET/EJECT/PARK button PITCH button

FONT button

Power-Up Functions

Short test mode Long test mode Print arca test mode

Stay in panel pitch

Stay in panel font

Stay in panel pitch and font

Hexadecimal dump

Switch Combination Functions

Form feed

Top of form

1 2 2 3 4 4 4 8 9

10 10 12 13 13 16 17 18 19

20 23

23 24 24 25 25 26 27 27 28 29 29 29 29

30 32 32

. 32

Forward micro-feed Reverse micro-feed Changing the auto loading value Clearing the buffer/All reset

Selecting the print color

Store macro definition

33 33 33 34

3.5 35

Chapter 3 DEFAULT SETTINGS

How to set the EDS mode Functions of the EDS settings 38 Bidirectional test/Adjustment mode 43

Chapter 4 PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

Font Control Commands Character Set Commands Character Size and Pitch Commands 55 Vertical Position Commands Horizontal Position Commands Graphics Commands Download Character Commands Color Selection Commandes Other Printer Control Commands 81

Chapter 5 DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

Defining Your Own Characters with Standard Mode

Assigning the character data Assigning a value of character space Sample program

Defining Your Own Characters with IBM Mode

Assigning the download character set Assigning the character dot pattern Assigning the Index Table data Sample program

37 37

45 46

61 68

73 76 81

85 85 86 87 88 90

Chapter 6 MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER

Installing Application Software with Your Printer Embedding Printer Commands 98 Programming the Printer with DOS Commands 100 Programming with BASIC 103

How the program works 108

Chapter 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Power supply Printing

Paper feeding Maintenance Replacing the Print Head

111 111 112 112 114 117 117

Chapter 8 SPECIFICATIONS Chapter 9 CHARACTER SETS

Standard Character Set #l Standard Character Set #2 International Character Sets IBM Character Set #2

Code page #437 (U.S.A.)

Code page #850 (Multi-lingual)

Code page #860 (Portuguese)

Code page #861 (Icelandic)

Code page #863 (Canadian French)

Code page #865 (Nordic) IBM Character Set #l IBM Special Character Set Proportional Spacing Table

INDEX

COMMAND SUMMARY

119 123

124 126 127 128 128 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137

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Chapter 1

SETTING UP THE PRINTER

Subjects covered in Chapter 1 include -

. Locating the printer . Unpacking and inspection (part names)

l Setting up and connecting l Loading single sheets l Loading and parking fanfold forms

. Adjusting the printing gap

LOCATING THE PRINTER

Before you start unpacking and setting up your printer, make sure that you have a suitable place on which to locate it. By “a suitable place”, we mean:

l A firm, level surface which is fairly vibration-free l Away from excessive heat (such as direct sunlight, hearers, etc) l Away from excessive humidity l Away from excessive dust l Supply it with “clean” electricity. Do not connect it to the same circuit as

a large, noise-producing appliance such as a refrigerator.

. Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specified on the printer’s

identification plate.

l To disconnect the printer the plug has to be disconnected from the wall

socket, which has to be located close to the printer, and easy to access.

. Install the printer where there is sufficient room for the paper and any

paper being fed in or printed out.

l If you are connecting your printer with a parallel cable, make sure that the

cable is within 2m (6ft) of the printer. An RS-232 connection using the optional SPC-8K interface can be made over longer distances.

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

Checking the carton contents

Now unpack the contents of the shipping carton, and check each item in the box against Figure l-l to make sure that you have everything (there should be six items). If any of these items are missing, contact your supplier.

Figure T-l.Checktomakesureyou haveall sixitems: 1) Printer.2) Paperguide,3) RolleruniL4) Platen knob,

5) Ribbon cartridge, and 6) Manual set (User’s manual, User’s guide and Sticker).

The optional accessories which you may have ordered with your printer are:

l Font cartridges (FC-lZ, FC-2Z, FC-3Z, FC-4Z) l RAM cartridge (RC-32Z) l Serial-Parallel converter (SPC-8K) l Automatic sheet feeder (SF- 1ODQ) l Roll paper holder (RH-IOZ)

/den tifying printer parts

Make an external inspection of the printer. Note the locations of the following parts in Figure l-2.

Figure 7-Z. The printer’s external parts

Roller unit:

holds the paper against the platen.

Release lever: releases the platen. This lever must be back for

single sheets, and forward for fanfold forms.

Top cover: protects the print head and other internal parts. Rear cover: Entry slot: Control panel: controls various printer functions. Power switch: turns power on and off.

Interface connector: for connecting the computer to the printer.

protects the tractor feed mechanism. for inserting single sheets of paper.

SETTING UP

Place the printer in the desired location, and remove all packing material from inside the top cover. This packing material is intended to prevent damage to the printer while in transit. You will want to keep all the packing material, along with the printer carton, in case you have to move the printer to a new location.

Mounting the platen knob

The platen knob is packed into a recess of the packing material which held

your printer inside the carton. Be sure to remove the knob from the packaging.

Mount the knob on the platen shaft, which is on the right-hand side of the printer. Rotate the knob on the shaft before pushing the knob fully into position.

haten knob

F/gun, 1-3. Mounting the platen knob

Installing the ribbon cartridge and the roller unit

Remove the top cover by lifting up the front (using the two grips on either

side), and pulling the cover towards you (see Figure l-4). Now install the

ribbon. (If you want the color printer to print in black only, install the optional

monochrome ribbon cartridge, Z24HD or LZ24.)

NOTE: Turn off the power switch when you replace the ribbon cartridge.

Figum 1-4. Removing the top cover

1. Turn the tension knob clockwise on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack.

2. Guide the ribbon between the print head and the silver print head shield, making certain that the spindles on the cartridge holder fit into the sockets on the cartridge itself.

Figutu T-5. installing the ribbon cartridge

3. The ribbon should pass between the print head and the print head shield (see Figure 1-6).

Figure I-6. Pass the ribbon between the print head and print head shield

4. After you have installed the ribbon cartridge, install the roller unit.

5. Open the rear cover using the two pits on either side.

6. Gripping the lock levers on both sides of the roller unit, fit the mounting brackets onto the shaft inside of the printer mechanism. You will need

to tilt the roller unit slightly backward.

7. Secure the roller unit firmly by lowering into position, as shown in

Figure l-7.

8. Close the rear cover.

Hgure 1-7. Install the roller unit onto the printer

To replace the top cover, insert the tabs into the slots on the printer case. Swing the front edge down to close the cover.

Leave the top cover closed during normal operation. The cover keeps out dust and dirt and reduces the printer’s operating sounds. Open the cover only

to change the ribbon or make an adjustment.

Ins falling the optional cartridge

This printer has five built-in LQ fonts, and a 7 K-byte (30 K-byte for color printer) printing buffer.

You can add more fonts or expand the printing buffer by installing optional cartridges (Font catridge or RAM cartridge).

To install or change a cartidge, follow the procedure below.

1. Turn off the power switch at the front of the printer, and remove the top cover.

2. Remove the connector cover at the right side of the printer.

3. Rush out the cap from the connector cover. NOTE : Keep this cap in a safety place.

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Figure 7-8. Slide the cartridge into the slot with the power switch off.

4. ! Install the connector cover into the printer.

5. / Insert the cartridge into the slot of the connector cover, and slide it all the way in.

NOTE:Remount the cap on the connector cover if you do not use the

optional cartridge.

Connecting the printer to your computer

Connect the printer to your computer using a standard parallel interface cable. On a PC or PC/AT-type computer, this means that you use the 25-pin

D-type connector at the computer end, and the Amphenol-type 36pin connector at the printer end. The configuration of the printer’s connector is given in Chapter 8 should you need a cable for connection to another computer.

If you need to connect to a serial port, use the optional Serial-Parallel con-

verter, SPC-8K.

I Figure 1-9. Connecting the interface cable

Plug the printer into a suitable outlet. However, DO NOT turn on the power switch at the front of the printer yet.

NOTE:To disconnect the printer the plug has to be disconnected from the

wall socket, which has to be located close to the printer, and easy to access.

LOADING SINGLE SHEETS

This section will take you through the procedures for loading single sheets of paper.

If you are using the optional automatic sheet feeder (SF-lODQ), refer to the ASF instruction booklet.

Automatic loading

Single sheets can be loaded manually with the power off, or automatically with the power on. We will start the easy way with automatic loading.

1. Place the paper guide in position by inserting the tabs, located on the bottom of the assembly, into the slots on the rear cover of the printer.

Figure I-10. Mounting the paper guide for single sheets

2. Adjust the paper guides to match the size of the paper you will be using.

Remember that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage.

3. Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer. The

printer will beep, indicating that there is no paper in position for printing.

The orange POWER indicator will also flash to confirm this.

4. Make sure that the release lever is back. If fanfold paper is already mounted in the printer, press the (

SETpkEillp

button to park the paper in the off-line state, then move the release lever backwards.

5. Place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer. Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop.

6. Now press the (

SE&/f&CT

) button. The paper will be fed into the printer

and adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing.

7. If you want to set the paper to a different position, set the printer off-line by pressing the (

ON LINE

) button, then set the paper by using the

micro-feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 2.)

Adjustable paper guide

Figure I-17. Loading a single sheet

Manual loading

It is also possible to load paper manually while the printer’s power is off. The

procedure is:

1. Place the paper guide in position by inserting the tabs, located on the bottom of the assembly, into the slots on the rear cover of the printer.

2. Check that printer power is off and the release lever is back.

3. Adjust the paper guides to match the size of paper you will be using. Remember that printing will start some distance from the left-hand edge of the carriage.

4. Place a single sheet between the guides, placing the side on which you want to print towards the back of the printer. Gently push the paper down in the guides until you feel it stop.

5. Turn the platen knob clockwise until the front edge of the paper comes out from under the top cover.

6. If the paper is not straight, move the release lever forward, then straighten the paper by hand and move the release lever back.

LOADING AND PARKING FANFOLD FORMS

Fanfold forms have holes along the sides and perforations between the

sheets. They are also called sprocket forms, punched forms, or just plain “computer paper”. This printer accepts forms up to 10” wide. This section will take you through the procedures for loading, parking and unparking fanfold forms.

NOTE: To get good line-feeding, put l-inch space (non-printing area)

around a perforation.

Loading the paper from the rear of the printer

You can load the fanfold paper either from the rear or from the bottom of the printer. If you are going to load the paper from the bottom, refer to the next section.

1. Place a stack of fanfold paper behind and at least one page-length below the printer.

2. Turn the printer’s power OFF.

3. Push the release lever forward. This has the effect of releasing the paper from the platen roller, and engaging the tractor feed.

4. Remove the paper guide and put it aside for the moment.

5. Remove the rear cover using the two pits on either side, and push backwards as in Figure l-12.

Figure 7-72. Removing the rear cover

6. Move the tractor units downwards by gripping the positioning levers on both side of the tractor unit as shown in Figure 1-13.

Figure T-73. Move the tractor units downwards for loading the paper from the rear

7. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit.

FigUf.9 1-14. Mount the tantold paper over the tractor units.

lamp

level

8. Adjust the spacing of the tractor units by sliding them along the bar, using

the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position. When the clamp lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down, the unit is locked.

9. Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units. If they are not aligned properly, you wilI have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper.

10. Turn on the power using the switch located at the front of the printer. The printer will beep, indicating that the paper is not yet fully loaded. The orange POWER indicator will also flash to confirm this.

ll.Nowpressthe (

SC~~&C’

1 button. The paper will be fed and adjusted

past the print head to a position ready for printing.

12. If you want to set the paper to a different position, set the printer off-line by pressing the ( ON LINE 1 button, then set the paper by using the micro-feed function. (For details, refer to Chapter 2.)

13. Replace the rear cover, and mount the paper guide in the horizontal position shown in Figure l-15, so that it will separate the printed from the unprinted paper.

Figure 7-75. Mounting the paper guide for fanfold forms

Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer

You can load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer with the following procedure.

1. Remove the top cover and the roller unit.

2. Open the rear cover using the two pits at the side, and push backwards.

3. Grip the positioning levers on both side of the tractor unit, and pull the unit upwards as shown in Figure l-l 6.

Figure l-16. Pull up the tractor unit for bottom feeding

4. Place a stack of fanfold paper below the printer.

5. With the tractor covers open, mount the paper from the bottom of the printer, by aligning holes with the pins on the tractor unit.

6. Adjust the spacing of the tractor uni ts by sliding them along the bar, using the clamp lever at the back of each unit to release and lock them in position. When the lever is up, the unit is released, and when it is down, the unit is locked.

Figure 7-77. Install the roller unit after mounted the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer.

Now close the tractor covers, again making sure that the paper holes are

7. aligned with the pins on the tractor units. If they are not aligned properly, you will have problems with paper feeding, possibly resulting in tearing and jamming of the paper. Remount the roller unit and replace the rear cover and the top cover.

Paper parking

After loading fanfold paper from the rear of the printer, you do not have to unload it when you want to print on a single sheet. The printer will “park” it for you if you follow the procedure below.

To begin paper parking, start with power ON, fanfold paper loaded in

1. printing position, and the release lever forward. Press the ( ON LINE

line. ON LINE indicator will turn off. Tear off the printed form at the last perforation, leaving not more than

3. about half a page showing above the top cover. If necessary, press the

(PAPER FEED) button to feed paper forward until a perforation is located

just above the top cover, and tear there.

)button on the control panel to set the printer off-

4. Press the ( The printer will automatically feed the fanfold form backward until the paper is completely free of the platen.

5. Move the release lever to the back.

6. Mount the paper guide in the upright position.

Now you can load single sheets either automatically or manually, as

explained previously. The fanfold paper remains parked at the back of the

printer.

NOTE: You cannot park the fanfold paper if you have loaded it from the

bottom of the printer.

5E’phE&C’

I button on the control panel.

Paper unparking

When you want to resume using fanfold paper, the procedure is as follows.

1. Remove all single sheets from the printer.

2. Mount the paper guide in the horizontal position.

3. Move the release lever to the front.

4. Press the C parked fanfold paper back into position for printing.

NOTE: The printer beeps intermittently if you move the release lever while

the paper is loaded.

SFTpf&CT

1 button. The printer will automatically feed the

LOADING MULTI-PART FORMS

You can print on continuous multi-part forms with the built-in tractor unit. You can use multi-part forms that have up to five parts including the original when the Multi-part mode is selected with the EDS setting. (For details,

please refer to Chapter 3.)

It is recommended to use forms jointed by dotted orpasting under the normal office condition.

Multi-part forms should be pressure sensitive, and should not be used in the friction feed. (Bottom feed with the pull-tractor is recommended.)

NOTE: When printing continuous multi-part forms, care should be taken,

as the edges of the paper might be damaged. The tolerance between the dotted or pasted position and other

positions must be less than 0.05 mm.

ADJUSTING THE PRINTING GAP

The distance between the print head and the platen can be adjusted to

accommodate different paper thicknesses. To make this adjustment, remove the top cover. The adjustment lever is located at the left side of the printer mechanism. Pushing the adjustment lever backwards narrows the gap; pulling it forwards widens the gap.

There are six positions, and you can feel the lever clicking into each position. The second position from the rear is the one most commonly used for single sheets of paper. Try different positions until you get the best printing results. (Do not set the lever out of the marked positions.)

Adjustment lever

Figure I-18. Location of the adjustment lever

The following table provides the recommended lever positions for each paper types as a reference.

Paper Type

Single

2-PlY

3-PlY

4-PlY

5-PlY

Weight (g/m2)

(Each paper)

52 - 82 83-90 40 - 58

40-58

40 - 58

40-58

Thickness (mm)

(Total)

0.07 - 0.10

0.11 - 0.12

0.12 - 0.16

0.18 - 0.20 3rd

0.21 - 0.25

0.24 - 0.26

0.27 - 0.30

0.30 -

0.33

0.34 - 0.35

Recommended

Lever position

2nd 3rd 3rd

4th 4th 5th 5th 6th

NOTE: Pressure sensitive paper is recommended for the multi-part paper.

Multi-part mode is recommended when using the 4-ply and 5-ply paper. (Refer to Chapter 3.)

MEMO

Chapter 2

CONTROL PANEL OPERATIONS

The control panel buttons can be pressed individually to perform the opera-

tions indicated by their names. Other functions can be achieved by holding these buttons down when you turn the printer’s power on, or by pressing the control panel buttons in combination.

This chapter explains all the button and indicator functions.

l Pause printing

l Feed paper (fast and slow, forward and reverse) l Park fanfold forms

9 Set the top-of-form position

l Select the print pitch l Select a font l Print test patterns l Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections

l Print a hexadecimal dump

. Clear the printer’s buffer

l Change the print color (color printer only)

l Store macro definition

BUTTONS AND INDICATORS

The printer is equipped with five buttons on the control panel. From left to right they are,(W) and (PITCH) (smaller buttons), and (

(PAPER FEED), and ( ON LINE

)(larger buttons).

The following is a brief guide to the buttons and indicators on the control panel.

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ON LINE button

The ( ON LINE ) button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status changes each time you press the button.

When the printer is on-line, it can receive and print data from the computer. When the printer is off-line, it stops printing and sends the computer a signal indicating that it cannot accept data.

The printer powers up in the on-line status if paper is loaded, If paper is not loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the POWER indicator flashing. When you load paper, the POWER indicator stops flashing, and the printer goes on-line.

You will want to press the ( ON LINE

l Before and after any other panel operation

) button:

The other panel buttons operate only in the off-line state. Press the ( ON LINE > button to go off-line. After performing the panel operation(s), press the ( ON LINE ) button again to go back on-line.

l To pause during printing

If you press the ( ON LINE ) button during printing, the printer stops printing and goes off-line, allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the (

ON LINE )

button again to go back on-line.

l To cut fanfold forms at the end of printing

When using fanfold forms, you can hold the ( ON LINE

> button down for one second. In addition to going off-line, the printer also feeds the paper forward approximately two inches. This allows you to cut it off just below the last line printed. When you press the ( ON LINE ) button again to go back on-line, the paper feeds backward stopping where you left off.

NOTE:This function is valid only when the buffer is empty.

PAPER FEED button

If you press this button while off-line, the paper will feed forward. If you hold the button down, the printer will perform consecutive line feeds.

If you alSO press the (

ON LINE

) button while you are line-feeding, t.he

paper will feed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained later.

If you press this button while on-line, this will alternately flash the QUIET

indicator on and off. When in Quiet mode with the QUIET indicator lit, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced noise level.

SET/EJECT/PARK button

NOTE: This button has no effect if the bottom feed mode is selected.

Pressing this button causes the printer to begin paper loading if the paper has not loaded while in the off-line state.

If the paper has been loaded, this button results in different functions depending on the position of the release lever.

If the mlcase lever is forward for fanfold forms, pressing this button parks

the forms. If the release lever is back for single sheets, pressing this button ejects the

paper.

PITCH button

This button allows you to select the printing pitch. Remember that the printer must be off-line for you to do this. Successive presses of this button will illuminate (and select) the following options in order (Note that semicondesed pitch is not available in the IBM mode):

Pitch

Pica (10 CPI) Elite (12 CPI) Semi-condensed (15 CPI) Condensed pica (17 CPI)

Condensed elite (20 CPI)

Proportional Condensed proportional

Indicator(s)

10 CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI 10 CPI, COND

12 CPI, COND PROP PROP, COND

FONT button

This button selects the font to be printed. Draft font is selected at power-up unless the default settings are changed. To change to HS Draft (High-Speed Draft) or one of the LQ (Letter Quality) fonts, set the printer off-line, then press the CFONt, button repeatedly until the indicators beside the desired selection illuminate. The selections cycle in the following order:

Font

Draft

Roman Sanserif Courier

Prestige

script

Option

High-Speed Draft

Indicator(s)

HS-DRAFT, ROMAN ROMAN ROMAN, COURIER COURIER COURIER, SCRIPT SCRIPT OPTION HS-DRAFT

The Option Font selection will be skipped unless a font cartridge is installed.

POWER-UP FUNCTIONS

In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel buttons have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching power on.

Badlrectmnal Test/Adjustment

Figure Z-2. Power-up functions of control panel

Short test mode

If the printer is turned on while the c ON LINE 1 button is pressed, the printer will enter the short self-test mode. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, followed by seven lines of the character set.

Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it. The final result will be something like Figure 2-3. (If the color ribbon is used with color printer, each line prints in a different color.)

Figure Z-3. Short self-test

Since the self-test occupies the full width of the carriage, ir is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and/or platen.

Long test mode

If the printer is turned on while the (PAPER FEED) button is pressed, the printer will enter the long self-test mode. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM and the current EDS settings, followed by the whole character set printed in each font and pitch available.

The test cycles endlessly, so you must turn the power off to stop it.

Since the self-test occupies the full width of the carriage, it is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and/or platen. In addition, the total number of lines printed is considerable, more than can be accomodated on a single sheet, so fanfold paper is recommended for this test.

Print area test mode

By holding the( enter the print area test mode. This way, you can find out how many lines on your paper are available for printing. The printer will print the first line

message, then print the last line message after feeding to the bottom of the page.

If you have loaded the fanfold paper, only the first line message is printed.

SE&E&CT

1 button down during power-up, the printer will

Stay in Panel Pitch

By holding the (PITCH) button down during power-up, the print pitch can only be selected from the control panel. This prevents software interference. You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on.

After the beep tone, you can set the printer off-line, select a print pitch, then return to on-line and start printing. The pitch you selected will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands your software may issue.

Stay in Panel Font

By holding the (FONT) button during power-up, fonts can only be selected from the control panel. This prevents software interference. There will be an acknowledging beep as power comes on, after which you can set the printer off-line, select a font, then return to the on-line state and begin printing. The selected font will not be changed by any commands your software may issue.

Stay in Panel Pitch and Font

If you want to protect both the pitch and font settings from software changes, press both the (PITCH) and (FONT1 buttons during power-up. There will be two acknowledging beep tones.

Pressing these buttons during power-up does not prevent you from making any number of changes later from the control panel.

Hexadecimal dump

This feature is useful for programmers who are debugging printing programs and want to see the actual codes the printer is receiving. (Some computers change the codes the programmer intended.)

In this mode, all data received will be printed in a hexadecimal dump format, rather than the control codes being acted on as command codes.

This mode is accessed with the following procedure:

1. While holding both the(PAPER FEED)and(

SEJ&l~“’

turn power ON. A beep tone will be heard.

2. Begin printing. ln place of the usual printout you will get a formatted dump showing exactly what data the printer receives. Each line presents sixteen characters, their hexadecimal codes to the left and printable characters printed on the right.

3. At the end of the hexadecimal dump, set the printer off-line with the

(

0N LINE ) button. This is necessary to print the last line.

The following BASIC program is a simple test you can run in hexadecimal mode:

10 LPRINT WIDTH “LPT1:“.255

FOR I=0 TO 255

LPRINT CHR$(I);

NEXT I

LPRINT

END

)buttons down,

If your system passes the codes directly to the printer without changing

them, you will get a printout like Figure 2-5.

00 01

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 OA 08 OC

10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C

20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A ZB 2C 2D

30 31

32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 38 3C

40 41

42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 48 4C

50 51

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 58 5C

60 61

62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C

70 71

72 73 74 75 76 77 70 79 7A 78 7C

80 81

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C

90 91

92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C

A0 Al

A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC

BO Bl

RZ B3 84 B5 B6 B7 B8 89 BA BB BC

CO Cl

C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC

DO 01

D7 03 04 D5 D6 07 D8 D9 DA DB DC

EO El EZ E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 FO Fl

F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA FB FC

OD OA

QW.S 2-5. Sample hexadecimal dump

E8 E9 EA EB EC ED EE EF

OD OE

OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1D 1E

1F .,,.____.,..__..

2F !“#$%a’()*+,-./

3D 3E

3F 0123456789:;<=>?

4D 4E

4F QABCDEFGHIJKLMNO

50 5E

5F PQRSTUVWXYZ [\I ^-

60 6E

6F ‘abcdefghijklmno

70 7E

7F pqrstuvwxyz(;)-.

8D 8E

8F ._.__....___....

9D 9E

9F .,___.._,.._._..

AD AE

AF . . . . . . . . . . . .

BD BE

BF .

CD CE

CF . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DD DE

DF . . . . . . . . . . . .

FD FE

FF . . . . . . . . .

.._.___.__,_._._

Most BASICS, however, are not quite that straightforward. For example, the

IBM-PC will give you a printout similar to Figure 2-6.

L..

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 OF 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 58 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 37 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 A0 Al A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 BO Bl 82 83 B4 85 86 87 B8 B9 co Cl CT.2 c3 c4 c5 cs c7 C8 CQ DO Dl D2 03 04 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 EO El E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 FO Fl F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 OD OA

Figure 2-8. Sample hexadecimal dump with IBM-PC

OA OB OC OD OA OE . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F . . . . . . . . . . .

2A 26 2C 20 2E 2F ‘i”#$%as()*+,-./ 3A 38 3C 30 3E 3F 0123456789::<=>? 4A 46 4C 40 4E 4F @ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO 5A 58 5C 5D 5E 5F PQRSTUVWXYZ[\]-6A 68 6C 60 6E 6F ‘abcdefghijklmno 7A 78 7C 70 7E 7F pqrstuvwxyz(()--.

8A 8B 8C 8D BE 8F . . . . . . . . . . . .

9A 96 9C 9D 9E 9F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AA AB AC AD AE AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BA BB BC BD BE BF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CA CB CC CD CE CF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DA DB DC DD DE DF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EA EB EC ED EE EF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FA FB FC FD FE FF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

When the IBM-PC BASIC interpreter sends hex code OD (carriage return) it adds an extra hex OA (line feed). Hex code 1A (end-of-file) also gets special treatment: the interpreter does not send it at all. This can cause

problems with graphics or download character data. However, you can solve

this problem by changing line 30 in the preceding program and adding the coding shown below.

Coding for IBM-PC with monochrome display:

30 GOSUB 100

100 X=INP(&H3BD) :IF

X<128 THEN 100 110 OUT &H3BC,I :OUT &H3BE,S :OUT &H3BE,J 120 RETURN

Coding for IBM-PC with color adapter:

30 GOSUB 100

100 X=INP(&H379) :IF

X<128 THEN 100 110 OUT &H378,1 :OUT &H37A,5 :OUT &H37A,4

120 RETURN

SWITCH COMBINATION FUNCTIONS

Several additional functions can be achieved by pressing the control panel

buttons in combinations.

Top of Form

Figutu 2-7. Switch combination functions of control panel

Form feed

If you are using single sheets, this operation ejects the current page. If you are using fanfold forms, it feeds to the top of the next page.

1. Press the ( ON LINE 1 button to set the printer off-line.

2. Press the (PAPER FEED) button and hold it down. The printer will start performing successive line feeds.

3. While holding the (PAPER FEED) button down, press the( ON LINE ) button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will smoothly eject the current page.

Top of form

When you power on the printer, the top-of-form position is automatically set to the current position. If this is not where you want the top of the page to be, you can change the top-of-form position as follows:

1. Press the ( ON LINE > button to set the printer off-line.

2. Move the paper to the desired top-of-form position by pressing the

(PAPER FEED) button, or by performing a forward or reverse micro-feed.

3. Press and hold the ( ON LINE > button.

4. While holding the ( ON LINE )button down, press the (PITCH) button, then release both buttons at the same time. The printer will beep to indicate that the top-of-form position has been set.

Forward micro-feed

For fine alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small increments

as follows:

1. Press the ( ON LINE ) button to set the printer off-line.

2. Press the ( ON LINE ) button again and hold it down.

3. While holding the ( ON LINE ) button down, press the (PAPER FEED) button. The paper will start advancing in a series of small steps. When you want to stop, release both buttons.

Reverse micro-feed

You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse, to return to a

higher position on the same page.

NOTE: With fanfold forms, do not try to rctum to a previous page. The per-

foration may catch inside the printer and cause a jam.

1. Press the ( ON LINE ) button to set the printer off-line.

2. Press the ( ON LINE ) button again and hold it down.

3. While holding the ( ON LINE ) button down, press the ( =u+E=’ ) button. The paper will start moving backwards in a series of small steps. When you want to stop, rclcasc both buttons.

Changing the auto loading value

Normally, the printer automatically loads the paper one line from the top edge. If you want to change this value, follow this procedure:

1. Load the paper using the (

2. Change the print position using the micro feed function. The line on the card holder helps you to align the baseline of characters to be printed.

3. After you get the desired position, press the ( the value.

Sy&~CT

) button.

ON LINE ) button to save

This value will remain unless you power off the printer. If you want to retain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro Definition function, which is described below.

Note that you can only change this value immediately after loading paper. If you feed paper, you cannot change the auto loading value.

Clearing the buffer/All reset

The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a problem when you want to abandon a printing job and restart: the printer may be holding more data in its buffer than it has actually printed, and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting. Turning power off is one way to clear the buffer, but there is another way:

1. Halt the printing program on the computer. If printing stops immediately, the buffer is clear and the rest of this procedure is unnecessary. If printing does not stop, continue as follows:

2. Press the ( now stop, but there may be data remaining in the buffer.

3. Press and hold the( ON LINE > button.

4. While pressing the C ON LINE > button down, press and hold the (FONT) button. Continue holding these two buttons down. In one second

you will hear a beep tone signaling that the buffer has been cleared. If you hold these buttons more two seconds, you will hear three beep tones signaling that the printer has been initialized to the power-on default settings.

5. Release these buttons, make any necessary control panel settings, then set the printer back on-line.

ON LINE > button to set the printer off-line. Printing will

It is essential to halt the printing program on the computer before you go offline. Otherwise, when you go back on-line the computer will start sending data again and the printer will continue printing, with missing data where the buffer was cleared.

NOTE : If you are using the SPC-8K, Serial-Parallel Converter, reset the

converter by pressing the red Clear button on it before you reset the printer.

Selecting the print color

Normally, the color printer prints with black even if the color ribbon is installed. Without the aid of software, you can change the printing color as follows:

Press the (

1. Press the (FONT) button and hold it down.

2. While holding them button, press the (

3. Each time you press the

FONT or PITCH will blink to show the current color as shown below.

Release both buttons after you set the desired printing color.

ON LINE ) button to set the printer off-line.

SL Ad&’ 1

button, one of the indicators of

) button.

If you want to save the selected color for later use, store it using the Macro Definition.

NOTE:This function is valid only when the color ribbon is installed into the

color printer.

Store Macro Definition

You can store the current settings to the printer for later use with the following procedure:

1. Press the(

ON LINE

2. Press the (FONT) button and hold it down.

3. While holding the (FONT) button down, press the (HiDI) button and hold them down until you hear two beep tones.

4. Release both buttons at the same time after the two beep tones to store

the current setting. If you release these buttons after three beep tones, the macro is cleared.

) button to set the printer off-line.

NOTE: You can store the following settings with this procedure.

l Current Font and Pitch l Current auto-loading amount for cut sheet l Current auto-loading amount for continuous paper l Current auto-loading amount in ASF mode

l Current print color (color printer only)

Data to be stored are controlled in Standard mode and IBM mode separately. For example, the data stored in the Standard mode are not effective in the IBM mode, and vice versa.

Chapter 3

DEFAULT SETTINGS

Most printers use a bank of DIP (Dual In-line Package) switches inside the printer to achieve various functions. However, this printer can change the power-up default settings by using the Electronic DIP Switch (EDS) mode.

This chapter explains how to use the EDS mode.

HOW TO SET THE EDS MODE

The EDS mode has 25 kinds of functions you can set as the power-on default. To enter the EDS mode, turn the printer on while simultaneously holding the

Sk&f&CT

In EDS mode, the indicators and the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below in Figure 3- 1.

l Use thecmbutton to select the Bank Number. One of the FONT indi-

cators will illuminate to show the selected Bank Number.

l Use the (PITCH)button to select the Switch Number. One of the PITCH in-

dicators will illuminate to show the selected Switch Number.

) , (PAPER FEED] and ( ON LINE 1 buttons.

l The QUIET indicator shows the cut-tent setting.

If you want to set it ON, press the (

. Press the(PAPER FEED button to print out the current settings.

l Press the( ON LINE

) button to save the new settings and to exit the EDS

se &f&CT

) button.

mode.

Figure 3-7. Button and indicator functions in the EDS mode

FUNCTIONS OF THE EDS SElTlNGS

The printer is factory-set with all EDS switches in the ON position. These are the standard settings. By changing the settings, you can alter various printer functions to match your requirements. The following questions will help you choose the proper settings.

c-5

D-l

D-2 D-3 D-4 D-5 E-l E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5

(Not Used)

Character Table

(Standard mode) Graphics (IBM mode)

IBM Code page or

International (See below) Character Set (Not Used)

LQ Font Selection

(Not Used)

IBM #2

(See below)

Italics IBM #l

Switch A-l: Do you want to use the printer in Standard mode or IBM

mode?

Select the mode compatible with your computer and software. In Standard mode the prinlcr operates like the Epson LQ-860. In IBM mode it operates like the IBM Proprintcr X24E. The ON position selects Standard mode. The OFF position selects IBM mode.

Switch A-2: Does your software download characters to the printer?

In order to download characters this switch must be in the OFFposition. The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing character patterns and

‘. .-

provides only a one-line print buffer. If you leave this switch ON, the printer uses its RAM memory as an input buffer, allowing the computer to send data

faster than the printer prints.

NOTE: When you want to download characters with IBM mode by the

monochrome version printer, you must install the optional RAM cartridge (RC-322). Otherwise, you cannot download even if this

switch is set OFF.

Switch A-3: Do you want an automatic line feed?

If you leave this switch in the ON position, a separate line-feed code is required from your computer to obtain a line feed.

If you move this switch to the OFF position, the printer performs both a

carriage return and Iine feed each time it receives a carriage-return code. Most computer systems send a line feed code, or both a carriage rctum and

line feed, at the end of each line, so this switch should be left ON. If you get double lint spacing when you expect single spacing, or if lines

overprint each other, try changing the setting of this switch.

Switch A-4: Are you going to use the automatic sheet feeder (ASF)?

In order to use the automatic sheet feeder SF-lODQ, move this switch to the OFF position. Otherwise leave it ON.

Switch A-S: Arc you going to print dot graphics uni-directionally?

When printing in dot graphics mode, the printer may either print bidirectionally (in alternate directions) forspccd or in one direction only (unidirectional for increased accuracy). For practically all purposes, however, bidirectional printing is sufficiently accurate. In order to print uni-directionally, move this switch to the OFF position.

Switch B-l: Are you going to print on multi-part paper?

You can use up to 3-ply paper when this switch is ON. If you want to print on 4-ply or 5-ply paper, set this switch to the OFF position.

Switch B-2: Do you want the printer to stop printing at the end of the paper,

or to keep printing?

When this switch is OFF the printer ignores the paper-out detector and prints down to (and beyond) the bottom edge. Otherwise leave it ON.

Switch B-3: Do you want to advance paper automatically at the end of

printing? You can select the Tear Off function with this switch OFF. When using fanfold paper, the Tear Off function allows you to tear off one

sheet of paper without fully advancing the following sheet.

Switch B-4: This switch is used for technical purpose only. Leave this

switch ON.

Switch B-5: Which type of printing area do you want to use for single

sheets?

This printer can use two types of printing arca format for single sheets.

By putting the switch ON (“Type A”), the top of the first line of printing will start l/6 inch from the top ofthe paper, and the printed area will end l/6 inch from the bottom of the paper.

By putting the switch OFF (“Type B”), the first line of printing will start at

one inch from the top of the paper, and the printed area will end 6 mm from the bottom of the printer.

Switches C-l and C-2: Which print mode do you want to set?

These switches sclcct the default print pitch and the fonts as shown below.

Print Mode

1OCPI DRAFT

1OCPI HS DRAFT ON 17CPI DRAFT

1 OCPI LQ

NOTE: If you change these switches after you have stored the macro, these

C-l c-2

ON ON

OFF OFF ON OFF OFF

settings will override the macro setting.

Switches C-3 and C-4: What is the page length of your paper?

I j

(

Leave these switches ON if you will bc using 1 l-inch forms. You will need to change the switches if you will be using a different page length as shown below:

Switch D-l: The action of this switch depends on the mode chosen with

switch A-l.

If you sclccted Standard mode, do you want italic or graphic characters?

Move this switch OFF to print italics in the Standard character set. If you leave this switch in the ON position, in place of italics you will get the graphic characters, international characters, and mathematical symbols of IBM character set #2. See Chapter 9, character codes 128 to 254.

If you selected IBM mode do you want IBM character set #l or#2?

ON selects character set #2, which is for computers with an S-bit interface (the most common kind). OFF selects character set #l, for computers with a 7-bit interface.

/ 6

/ i 1

t i j

Switches D-2 to D-4:Do you want an intcmational character set or IBM

code page?

International character sets differ in their assignment of 14 character codes in the Standard Italic character set. See the character tables at the back of this manual. With these switches you can sclcct one of eight character sets as follows:

Except in the Standard Italic character set, these switches select the default character code page as shown below:

IBM Code Page

#437 U.S.A.

#850 Multi-lingual OFF ON ON #865 Nordic #860 Portuguese ON OF’F ON (Reserved) ON OFF OFF

#861 Icelandic lOFFlOl?FI ON 1 (Reserved) loFFloFFloml

D-2 D-3 D-4 IBM Code Page D-2 D-3 D-4

#863

ON ON ON Canadian French

ON ON OFF

OFF ON OFF

Switches E-l to E4:Which font do you want to print as the default Letter

Quality?

These switches allows you to choose the default font selected when LQ mode is selected, as shown below.

OCR-B* OCR-A* Orator*

OFF ON OFF ON Orane* OFF ON OFF OFF

ON OFF OFF ON Cinema* ON OFF OFF OFF

OFF OFF OFF ON Code 39* OFF OFF OFF OFF

Optional fonts (marked with an asterisk) can be selected only when the corresponding font cartridge is installed in the printer.

If the corresponding font cartridge is not installed, then Roman is selected.

BIDIRECTIONAL TEST/ADJUSTMENT MODE

This mode is used to adjust the alignment of the print head on successive bidirectional passes. After a period of some months, your printer may work itself out of alignment on left and right printing passes. This will be most evident in graphics printing. This mode will probably be used very rarely.

1. Turn the printer off and then turn it on again while holding down the “F;f&“’

something like the following:

2. The printer will feed the paper forwards and backwards during this operation, allowing you to view the paper for optimum alignment.

3. To adjust the printing, use the( The(

(PAPER FEED) button will move the second pass to the right.

SET&y P 1 'iQ

(PAPERFEED )-2Q

> and ( ON LINE ) buttons. The printer will then print

*** DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING ***

0 :

51 f&dkL 1

> button will move the second pass to the left. The

*'* DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING ***

LQ 0 : ////////////////////////////////////////

-1 : ,,,,//111,1,,,,1,,1,111111111111111111// ,,,,,,,,1,,,1,,,////11/////////111//1/1/

////////////////////////////////////////

SE :~,+k~‘~ )and (PAPER FEED) buttons.

0 : ////////////////////////////////////////

4. When the two passes are aligned with each other to form one continuous

line, the bidirectional alignment test is completed.

5. To change the mode for which the bidirectional adjustment is performed,

press the ( ON LINE ) button. This will cycle between “LQ”,

“DRAFT” and “DRAFT COND”.

Repeat the process for all print modes.

***,DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING ***

LQ 0 : ////////////////////////////////////////

SL&&&C' 'iQ

(PAPER~Q 0 : ////////////////////////////////////////

( ON LINE mRAFT (PAPER FEED*~~~~

S'Jsf&C' /RAFT

-1 : ,//,,,,,,/,,,//,,,,,/1///////1/1/1111111

1111,1111,,,,11,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

0 : ////////////////////////////////////////

+1 :

1((11111((;1~(11111(111111/1111/1(1(:111

0 : ////////////////////////////////////////

6. To save the corrected values and to exit from this mode, press the (

1/lll/lllllllll1llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

button.

l ** DOT ADJUSTMENT SETTING ***

0 :

SE&f&C'

(PAPER FEEDwQ

( ON LINE -RAFT (PAPERFEED

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-RAFT

-1 :

+I :

( ON L'NE /RAFT cotm 0 :

<PITCH) -;cTI END .tS

////////////////////////////////////////

/,///,,,///,/,,,///,/1/1//////1111111111

11,,111,,,1,,,,11111111111111111/111/1/1

0 :

////////////////////////////////////////

0 :

////////////////////////////////////////

1111~l111~1/1~11/111(1111111111111//11:/

0 :

////////////////////////////////////////

Chapter 4

PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

The printer has two emulation modes: Standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the functions of the Epson LQ-860. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations.

The emulation is changed by means of EDS switch A- 1. When ON, the printer will be in standard mode, and when OFF, the printer will be in IBM mode (see Chapter 3). It is not possible to change the emulation mode by means of software control.

This chapter describes the printer’s control commands. Some commands are

common to both the standard and IBM modes. In the descriptions of the commands, all commands will be categorized by function. The name of each command is followed by a table like the one below:

Mode ASCII

<ESC> “x” “1”

Std.

<ESC>

“X” <l>

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 120 49 27 120 1

1B 70 31 1B 78 01

Mode: Indicates the mode in which the command is recog-

nized. Std. Standard mode (EDS switch A-l on)

ASCII:

IBM IBM mode (EDS switch A-l off) Both Both standard and IBM modes

Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control characters are enclosed in pointed brack-

ets: For example, <l> means character code 1. Decimal: Gives the command in decimal character codes. Hexadecimal: Gives the command in hexadecimal character

codes.

Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters such as n.

FONT CONTROL COMMANDS

Select draft quality characters

Mode ASCII

“(” “(3. “F” “)” “)”

Bo*

Std.

“9” 40 40 70 41 41 57 28 28 46 29 29 39

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 120 48 18 78 30 27 120 0 18 78 00

Changes from letter quality to draft quality. Ignored if the (FONT)

button was pressed during power-up.

Select draft pica characters

IMode ( ASCII

1 IBM 1 <ESC> “I” <0>

Changes to draft quality characters with pica pitch (10 cpi). Ignored if the (FONT)or (FVTWbutton was pressed during power-up.

1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1

1 27 73 0

Select draft elite characters

Mode ASCII

IBM <ESC>

Changes to draft quality characters with elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored. if the (FONT) or (PITCH) button was pressed during power-up.

“I” <8> 27 73 8 1B 49 08

Decimal Hexadecimal

Select draft condensed characters

IlB4900 1

Mode

IBM

ASCII

<ESC> “I”

<DLE>

Decimal Hexadecimal ‘-

27 73 16 1B 49 10

Changes to draft quality characters with condensed pitch (17 cpi). Ignored if the (FONT) or GiEFi) button was pressed during power-up.

Select L Q characters

Mode

Std.

ASCII

Decimal

27 120 49 27 120 1

Changes from draft quality to letter quality. The initial LQ font is Roman unless a different font has been selected by a preceding command. Ignored if the (FONT) button was pressed during power-up.

Select LQ pica characters

Mode

IBM

ASCII

Changes to letter quality characters with pica pitch (10 cpi). Ignored

if the (FONT) or- button was pressed during power-up.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 73 2

Select LQ elite characters

Mode

IBM

ASCII

Changes to letter quality characters with elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored if the @BiT) or (PITCH) button was pressed during power-up.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 73 10

Select LQ condensed characters

Hexadecimal

1B 78 31 1B 78 01

1B 49 02

1B 49 OA

Mode ASCII

IBM <ESC>

Changes to letter quality characters with condensed pitch (17 cpi). Ignored if the (FONT) or (PITCH) button was pressed during power-

up*

"I" <Dc2>

Decimal

27 73 18 1B 49 12

Hexadecimal

Select LQ proportional characters

Mode ASCII

IBM <ESC> “I” <3>

Changes to letter quality characters with proportional pitch. Ignored if the m or (ml button was pressed during power-up.

Select LQ font

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> ‘I? n

Std. <FS> “C” n

Selects an LQ font according to the value of n. In draft mode, this command remains dormant and takes effect later when LQ is selected. Ignored if the (-3 button was pressed during powerup or the corresponding font is not installed.

n Font 0 Roman

1 Sanserif

2 Courier

3 Prestige

4 script

5 OCR-B (Option) 6 OCR-A (Option) 7 Orator (Option)

Decimal

27 73 3 18 49 03

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 107 n 18 6B n 28 67 n 1C 43 n

Hexadecimal

n Font

8 Orator 2 (Option)

9 TW-Light

Letter Gothic

10 11 Blippo 12 H-Gothic

(Option) (Option) (Option)

(Option) 13 Orane (Option) 14 Cinema 15 Code 39

(Option)

Select font

IMode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal I

1 Both 1 “(9. “(9, “F’ ‘.),, ‘.),9

Changes a font according to the value of n. Ignored if the (K5K)

button was pressed during power-up.

n Font n Font

0 Roman 3 Prestige

1 Sanserif 4 script

2 Courier 9 Draft

n I 40 40 70 41 41 n 1 28 28 46 29 29 n I

Select italic characters

Mode ASCII

Std. <ESC> “4”

Causes subsequent characters to be printed in italics.

Select upright characters

Mode

Std.

ASCII

<ESC> “5”

Stops italic printing and causes subsequent characters to be printed upright.

Emphasized printing

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> “E”

Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by adding extra thickness to vertical strokes.

Cancel emphasized printing

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “F”

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 52

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 53 1B 35

Decimal

27 69

Decimal

27 70 IB 46

1B 34

Hexadecimal

18 45

Hexadecimal

Cancels emphasized printing.

Double-s trike printing

ASCII

<ESC> “G”

Causes subsequent characters to be printed in double-strike mode with a slight vertical paper motion in between, causing a thickening of horizontal strokes. For bold print, use of double-strike is recommended in LQ mode,

and combined use of emphasized and double-strike is recommended in draft mode.

I Decimal ) Hexadecimal I

1 27 71

1 1B 47

Cancel double-s trike printing

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> “H” 27 72 1B 48

Decimal Hexadecimal

Cancels double-strike printing.

Start underlining

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

<ESC> “1” 27 45 49 IB 2D 31 <ESC> ‘I-” <l> 27 45 1 1B 2D 01

“-”

Causes subsequent characters to be underlined. IBM block graphics characters and spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not

underlined.

Stop underlining

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “-” “0” 27 45 48 1B 2D 30

<ESC> “-" <0> 27 45 0 1B 2D 00

Stops underlining.

Decimal

Hexadecimal

S tarf 0 verlining

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

“ ” IBM <ESC> “1” 27 95 49 1B 5F 31 _

<ESC> “ ” <l> 27 95 1 1B 5F 01 _

horizontal tabulation are not overlined.

Stop 0 vet-lining

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

IBM <ESC> ‘I-” “0” 27 95 48 IB 5F 30

<ES& tip" <O> 27 95 0 1B 5F 00

Stops overlining.

.- Causes subsequent characters to be overlined. Spaces skipped by

Select score

Mode

Std. <ESC> “(” <37

ASCII

CO7 cl7 nl

“-”

Start score according to the values of nl and n2, as shown below. nl Function

1 Underlining 2 Strike-through 3 Overlining

Select ornament character

Mode

Std. <ESC7 “q” n

ASCII

Selects an ornament character according to the value of n, as shown

below.

n Character

0 Normal

1 Outline 2 Shadow 3 Shadow and outline

Decimal

27 40 45 3 1B 28 2D 03

0 1 nl n2 00 01 nl n2

Hexadecimal

n2 Function 0 Cancel score

1 Single continuous line

2 Double continuous line

Single broken line

5 6 Double broken line

Decimal

27 113 n

Hexadecimal

IB 71 n

Superscript

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC>

<ESC>

Causes subsequent characters to be printed as superscripts. Does not change the character pitch.

“S” “0”

“S" <07

Decimal

27 83 48 27 83 0

Hexadecimal

IB 53 30

18 53 00

Subscript

IMode 1 ASCII

Both

<ESC> “S” “1”

1 Decimal

27 83 49 1B 27 83 1 1B

Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts. Does not change the character pitch.

Cancel superscript or subscript

Mode 1 ASCII

Both I <ESC> “T”

Stops printing superscripts or subscripts and returns to normal

printing.

CHARACTER SET COMMANDS

Decimal

1 27 84

Select standard character set

1 Hexadecimal 1

53 31 53 01

Hexadecimal

I IB 54

Selects the standard character set. This is the power-up default in Standard mode if EDS switch D-l is OFF.

Select IBM character set

Selects an IBM character set. This is the power-up default in IBM mode.

Select character set #I

Mode

Both

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

<ESC> “7” 27 55

1B 37

Selects character set #l.

Select character set #2

Mode ASCII

Both

<ES6 “6” 27 54 1B 36

Selects character set #2.

Decimal Hexadecimal

Select international character set

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std.

<ES& “R” n 27 82 n

1B 52 n

Selects an international character set in the Standard character set

according to the value of n.

n Character set n Character set

0 U.S.A 8 Japan

1 France

9 Norway

2 Germany 10 Denmark II

3 England

11 Spain II

4 Denmark I 12 Latin America

5 Sweden 6 Italy

13 Korea 14 Irish

7 Spain I 64 Legal

The first eight of these character sets (from U.S.A. to Spain I) can be selected as power-up defaults by EDS switches D-2 to D-4.

Y j

Select IBM code page

Mode

Both <ESC> “[” “T”

ASCII

CO> CO>

<4>

nl n2

Decimal Hexadecimal

<0> 27 91 84 4 0

0 0 nl n2

Changes the code page of the current IBM character set according to the values of nl and n2.

nl n2

1 181

3 82

3 92 3 93 3 95

3 97

Code page #437 U.S.A.

#850 Multi-lingual

#860 Portuguese #86 1 Icelandic #863 Canadian French #865 Nordic

These code pages can be selected as power-up defaults by EDS

switches D-2 to D-4.

Enable printing of all character codes

Mode ASCII Decimal

IBM

<ESC> 7” nl n2

27 92 nl n2 I IB 5C nl n2

Enables printing of all characters in the IBM character set, including those assigned to character codes which are normally considered control codes. This command remains in effect for the next nl + n2 x 256 characters, where nl and n2 are numbers between 0 and 255. During this interval no control functions are executed. If a code with no assigned character is received, the printer prints a space.

18 58

54 04 00

00 00 nl n2

Hexadecimal

Enable printing of all character codes on next character

Mode

IBM

ASCII Decimal

<ESC> “ h ” 27 94 1B 5E

This command operates like <ES0 ‘T’ except that it remains in effect for only one character.

Hexadecimal

Select slash zero

Mode

Std. <ESC>

ASCII Decimal

<ESC>

“ ” _

“1”

" " - <17

27 126 49 27 126 1

Hexadecimal

1B 7E 31 IB 7E 01

Causes subsequent zero characters to be overprinted with a slash (0).

Select normal zero

Mode ASCII

Std. <ESC>

<ESC>

Causes subsequent zero characters to be printed normally (0), without a slash.

“ " -

"0"

“ ” - <()7

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 126 48 27 126 0

IB 7E 30 1B 7E 00

CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS

Pica pitch

Mode

Std. <ESC> “I”’

IBM

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

27 80 1B 50

<DC27

In Standard mode, changes from either elite or semi-condensed to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if theGTTWbutton was pressed during power-up.

Elite pitch

Mode

Std.

IBM

ASCII

<ESC> “M” <ESC> “:” 27 58 1B 3A

Changes from either pica or semi-condensed to elite pitch (12 cpi) or from condensed pica to condensed elite (20 cpi). Ignored if the

(PITCH) button was pressed during power-up.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 77 1B 4D

Semi-condensed pitch

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std. <ESC> “g” 27 103

1B 67

Changes from either pica or elite to semi-condensed pitch (15 cpi). Ignored if the (PITCH) button was pressed during power-up.

Condensed printing

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both

<Sb 15 OF

<ESC> <Sb 27 15 1B OF

Changes from pica to condensed pica (17 cpi) or from elite to condensed elite (20 cpi). Ignored if the (PITCH1 button was pressed

during power-up.

Cancel condensed printing

IModel ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1

1 Both 1 <DC2>

In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from condensed elite to normal elite. In IBM mode, always changes to normal pica. Ignored if the (PITCH) button was pressed during power-up.

1 18 I 12 I

Expanded printing

IMode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1

Both

<ESC> “W” “1” 27 87 49 1B 57 31

<ESC> "W" <l> 1 27 87 1 1 1B 57 01

Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width.

Cancel expanded printing

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “w” “0” 27 87 48 1B 57 30

<ESC> “W” <0> 27 87 0 1B 57 00

Stops expanded printing and returns to normal width.

Decimal Hexadecimal

Expanded printing for one line

Mode ASCII

Both

<so>

Decimal

14 OE

27 14

18 OE

Hexadecimal

Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width. Characters return to normal width after the next line feed (<LF>). The <DC4>, <VT>, <FF>, and <ES0 “W” 0 commands also cancel expanded printing.

Cancel one-line expanded printing

Mode ASCII

Both <DC4> 20 14

Stops one-line expanded printing set with <SO> or <ES0 <SO>. Does not cancel <ES0 “W” 1.

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Select character width

Mode ASCII

Std. <FS> “E” n 28 69 n 1c 45 n

Select a character width according to the value of n as shown below.

n Character width

0 Normal-wide

1 Double-wide

2 Triple-wide

Decimal Hexadecimal

Select proportional spacing

Mode ASCII

Std. <ESC> “p” “1”

IBM <ESC> “p” <l>

Causes subsequent characters to be proportionally spaced. Ignored

if the (PITCH) button was pressed during power-up.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 112 49 1B 70 31

27 112 1 1B 70 01

27 80 1 1B 50 01

Select fixed spacing

Mode ASCII

<ESC> “p” “0” 27 112 48 1B 70 30 Std. - <ESC> “p” <o> 27 112 0 1B 70 00

IBM <ESC> “P” <O> 27 80 0 1B 50 00

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Causes subsequent characters to be printed with fixed character spacing. Ignored if the(piK%“button was pressed during power-up.

Select master print mode

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std.

<ESC> . n

Selects a combined print mode according to the value of n. The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired characteristics.

Examples: n = 1 gives elite; n = 9 (1 + 8) gives emphasized elite; II =

LL,..

27 33 n

1B 21 n

137 (1 + 8 + 128) gives underlined emphasized elite.

Function n value Underline

Italic

128

64 Expanded 32 Double strike

16 Emphasized 8 Condensed [ *] 4 Proportional [ *] 2 Elite [*I 1

[*I Ignored if the (PITCH) button was pressed during power-up.

Increase character spacing

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std. <ESC> <SP> n 27 32 n 1B 20 n

Increases the space between characters by n dots, where n is a

number from 0 to 127. Used in microjustification.

Select double or quadruple size

Mode ASCII Decimal

Std. <ESC> “h” n 27 104 n

Hexadecimal

1B 68 n

Selects the size of subsequent characters as shown below. Extrahigh characters align along the cap-line of normal characters, with the base line temporarily moving down. Line spacing is temporarily doubled when n = 1 and quadrupled when n = 2.

n Effect

0 Normal size

1 Double-high, double-wide

2 Quadruple-high, quadruple-wide

Select character size

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both “(” “(” “S” “>” “>” n

Selects a combination of character height and width according to the value of n, as below. Does not move the base line.

n Character width Character height 0 Single width Single height

1 Double width Single height 2 Single width 3 Double width

40 40 83 41 41 n 28 28 53 29 29 n

Double height Double height

Print double-height characters

Prints subsequent characters at double height without moving the

base line, and without changing the line spacing.

Return to normal height

Terminates double-height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height.

Select character height, width, and line spacing

Mode ASCII Decimal

IBM

<O> <O> n m

27 91 64 4 0 1B 5B 40 04 00

Selects a combination of character height, width, and line spacing according to the value of n and m, as below. Does not move the base

line.

n Line spacing Character height

0 Unchanged Unchanged

Unchanged

Unchanged Double height 16 Single 17 Single

Single height

Unchanged Single height

18 Single Double height

32 Double Unchanged 33 Double

Single height

34 Double Double height

Single width (same as <ES0 “w” 0)

Character width

2 Double width (same as cESC> “W” 1)

0 nm

Hexadecimal

00 00 n m

VERTICAL POSITION COMMANDS

Set line spacing to l/8 inch

i ,.

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “0” 27 40 1e 30

Decimal Hexadecimal

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to l/8 inch.

Set line spacing to 7160 or 7/72 inch

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “1” 27 49

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 7/60 inch (standard mode) or 7/72 inch (IBM mode).

Decimal Hexadecimal

Set line spacing to l/6 inch

Mode

Std. <ESC> “2”

ASCII

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to l/6 inch.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 50 1B 32

Set line spacing to n/360 inch

Mode ASCII

Std.

<ES& “+” n 27 43 n IB 28 n

IFS> “3” n 28 51 n 1C 33 n

1 Decimal Hexadecimal

1B 31

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/360 inch, where R is between 0 and 255.

Set base unit for line spacing

Mode

IBM

ASCII

<ESC> “[” ‘T’

<o> <o> <o> n

Decimal

<4> <o> 27 91 92 4 0 1B 58 5C 04 00

0 0 0 n

Hexadecimal

00 00 00 n

Sets the base unit for the line spacing commands, cESC> “3” and <ESC> “J”. If the value of n is 180, the base unit is set to l/l 80”. If the value of n is 216, the base unit is set to l/216”. If otherwise specified, this command is ignored. This command becomes effective only after <ES0 “3” or <ES0 “J” is received, The default base unit is set to l/216”.

Set line spacing to n/180 inch or n/216 inch

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

<ESC>

“3" n 27 51 n 1B 33 n

Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/l80 inch or n/216 inch, where n is between 0 and 255. If n= 0, in Standard mode the line-feed distance is set to 0, but in IBM mode this command is ignored.

Hexadecimal

Set line spacing to n/60 inch or n/72 inch

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both <ESC> “A” n 27 65 n IB 41 n

Hexadecimal

In Standard mode, sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/60 inch, where n is between 0 and 255. If n =O, the line spacing is set to 0. In IBM mode, this command defines the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent line feeds to n/72 inch, where n is between 1 and 85. The new line spacing does not take effect until the next <ESC> “2” command.

‘I

Execute <ES& “cA”

Mode ASCII

LBM <ESC> “2”

Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last preceding <ES0 “A” command. Sets the line spacing to l/6 inch if there is no preceding <ES0 “A” command.

Line feed

Mode ASCII

Both <LF>

Prints the current line and feeds the paper to the next line. See the preceding commands for the line spacing.

Reverse line feed

Mode ASCII

Std.

IBM <ESC> “1”

Prints the current line and feeds the paper in the reverse direction to the preceding line. See the preceding commands for the line spacing. Ignored when friction feed is used.

Decimal

27 50 1B 32

Decimal Hexadecimal

10 OA

Decimal

27 10 18 OA 27 93

Hexadecimal

1B 5D

Select forward feed mode

Mode 1 ASCII

Std. 1 <FS> “F’

Cancels the reverse feed mode and selects forward feed mode. This is the default setting at power-on.

Select reverse feed mode

Mode ASCII

Std. <FS> “R”

Selects reverse feed mode. Reverses the direction of all vertical movements. Ignored when friction feed or bottom feed is used.

Decimal Hexadecimal

I 28 70 1 1C 46

Decimal Hexadecimal

28 a2 1C 52

Perform one n/l804nch or n/216=inch line feed

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “J” n 27 74 n

Decimal Hexadecimal

1B 4A n

Feeds the paper once by n/l 80 inches or n/216 inches, where n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left in the standard mode. Does not change the line-spacing setting.

Perform one n/180-inch reverse line feed

Mode

Std.

ASCII Decimal

<ESC> “j” n 27 106 n

Feeds the paper once by n/l 80 inches in the reverse direction, where

n is between 1 and 255. Does not move the print position right or left. Does not change the line-spacing setting.

Hexadecimal

IB 6A n

Feed paper n lines

Mode ASCII

Std.

<ESC> “f’ “1” n 27 102 49 n 1B 66 31 n <ESC> “f’ cl> n 27 102 1 n 1B 66 01 n

Feeds the paper n lines from the current line, where n is between 0 and 127.

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Set top of page at current position

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC> “4”

Sets the current position as the top-of-page position. Note that this can also be done from the control panel.

Decimal

27 52

Set page length to n lines

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC>

Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing, where n is between 1 and 127 in Standard mode or between 1 and 64 in IBM mode. Changing the line spacing later does not alter the physical page length. The current line becomes the top of the page.

“C” n

Decimal

27 67 n

Hexadecimal

1B 34

Hexadecimal

1B 43 n

Set page length to n inches

. . .

Mode ASCII

Both

cESC> “C” -co> n

Sets the page length to n inches, where n is between 1 and 32 in

Standard mode or between 1 and 64 in IBM mode. The current line becomes the top of the page.

Set bottom margin

1 ASCII

Mode

1 <ESC> “N” n

Both

Sets the bottom margin to n lines, where n is between 1 and 127 in

Standard mode or between 1 and 255 in IBM mode. The bottom margin is reset when you change the page length.

Cancel bottom margin

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “0”

Cancels the bottom margin.

Form feed

Decimal

27 67 0 n 1B 43 00 n

) Decimal

I I

1 27 70 n IlB4E n

Decimal

27 79 1B 4F

Hexadecimal

) Hexadecimal 1

Hexadecimal

Mode ASCII

Both

<FF>

Feeds the paper to the top of the next page according to the current

page length, and moves the print position to the left margin. When

the automatic sheet feeder (ASF) is selected (EDS switch A-4 is

OFF), this command ejects the current page.

Decimal Hexadecimal

Return to top of current page

Mode

Std. <ESC> <FF> 27 12

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Feeds the paper backward to the top of the current page. Ignored when friction feed is used.

Disable paper-out detector

Mode

Both <ESC> “8” 27 56

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Causes the printer to disregard the signal sent by the paper-out detector, enabling printing to the bottom of the paper. Overrides the setting of EDS switch B-2,

Enable paper-out detector

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

<ESC> “9” 27 57 1B 39

Causes the printer to stop printing before the end of the paper.

Overrides the setting of EDS switch B-2.

Set vertical tab stops

1B OC

1B 38

Hexadecimal

Mode ASCII Decimal

Both

<ES6 “B” nl n2 <O> 27 66 nl n2 . . . 0 1B 42 nl n2 . . . 00

Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new vertical tab stops at lines nl, n2, etc., where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and

255. A maximum of 16 vertical tab stops can be set. The tab stops must be specified in ascending order; any violation of ascending order terminates the tab stop list. Standard termination is by the <O> control code. The vertical tab stops are set in terms of the current line spacing and do not move if the line spacing is changed later.

Hexadecimal

Set vertical tab stops every n lines

Mode

Std.

ASCII

<ESC> “e” “1” n

<ESC> “e” cl> n

Decimal

27 101 49 n 27 101 1 n 1B 65 01 n

Cancels all current vertical tab stops and sets new tab stops every n

lines, where n is between 2 and 127.

Set vertical tab stops in channel

Mode

Std.

ASCII

<ESC> “b” n0 nl 27 98 no nl

n2 . . . <o>

Cancels all current vertical tab stops in channel n0, (where n0 is between 0 and 7) and sets new vertical tab stops in this channel. (A channel is a set of vertical tab stops selected by the <ES0 “/” command.) See <ES0 “B” for parameters nl, n2, . . . CO>.

Decimal

n2 .

Select vertical tab channel

Mode

Std. <ESC>

ASCII

Selects a set of vertical tab stops designated by a channel number

(n0) from 0 to 7. The tab stops in each channel are set by <ES0 “b”.

y’ n0

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 47 no 1B 2F n0

1B 65 31 n

1B 62 n0 nl

Hexadecimal

. . . 00

Vertical tab

Mode

Both

ASCII

<VT>

Feeds the paper to the next vertical tab stop and moves the print position to the left margin. Performs a line feed if no vertical tabs are

set, as at power-up. Feeds to the top of the next page if vertical tabs are set but the current line is at or below the last vertical tab stop.

Decimal

11 OB

Hexadecimal

HORIZONTAL POSITION COMMANDS

Set left margin

Mode ASCII

Std.

<ESC7 “1” n

Decimal

27 108 n

Hexadecimal

lB6C n

Sets the left margin at column n (where n is between 0 and 255) in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is selected). The left margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later. The left margin must be at least two columns to the left of the right margin and within the limits below:

Pica

Elite

Semi-condensed Condensed pica Condensed elite Expanded pica Expanded elite

Expanded semi-condensed

Expanded condensed pica Expanded condensed elite

OIn576

O<_n191

OSn5114 0 5 n I 130 0 5 n I 152 OlnS38 OIn145 05n157

02n564 O<n176

Set right margin

Mode ASCII

Std. <ESC7 “Q” n 27 81 n 1B 51 n

Decimal

Sets the right margin at column n in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected). Column n becomes the last characterpositionin the line. The right margin does not move if the character pitch is changed later. The right margin must be within the limits below:

Hexadecimal

Pica Elite Semi-condensed

Condensed pica Condensed elite Expanded pica Expanded elite Expanded semi-condensed Expanded condensed pica Expanded condensed elite

4SnI80 51n596

6 5 n I 120 71~11137 8 I n I 160

2Sn140 35nS48 3<n<60 4InS68 45nS80

Set left and right margins

[Mode 1 ASCII

1 IBM 1 <ESC> “X” nl n2

Sets the left margin at column nl and the right margin at column n2. See the preceding commands for margin restrictions and other notes.

Carriage return

Mode ASCII

Both

<CR>

Prints the current line and returns the next print position to the left margin. If EDS switch A-3 is OFF, also performs a line feed.

Set automatic line feed

[Mode 1 ASCII

1 IBM t <ESC> “5” <l>

Causes the printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a <CR> code. This command takes priority over EDS switch A-3.

Cancel automa tic line feed

1 Decimal

127 88nln2 IlB 58&d 1

Decimal

1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal

1 27 53 1

1 Hexadecimal 1

Hexadecimal

Ill33501 I

Mode ASCII

IBM

Causes the printer to perform only a carriage return when it receives a <CR> code. This command takes priority over EDS switch A-3.

Backspace

Mode

Both

ASCII

CBS>

Moves the print position one column to the left. Ignored if the print position is at the left margin. This command can be used to

overstrike or combine characters.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 53 0 1B 35 00

Decimal Hexadecimal

8 08

Left justify

Mode

Std.

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Aligns subsequent text with the left margin, leaving the right margin ragged.

Center text

Mode

Std.

ASCII

Centers subsequent text between the left and right margins.

Right justify

Mode

Std.

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Aligns subsequenttext with the right margin, leaving the left margin ragged.

Full justify

27 97 48 18

27 97 0 iB

Decimal Hexadecimal -

27 97 49 IB 27 97 1 1B

27 97 50 IB 27 97 2 1B

61 30 61 00

61 31 61 01

61 32 61 02

Mode

Std.

ASCII Decimal

27 97 51 1B

27 97 3 1B

Hexadecimal

61 33 61 03

Aligns subsequent text between the left and right margins.

Set horizontal tab stops

‘XL..

Mode ASCII

Both <ESC> “D” nl

n2 . . . -CO> 27 68 nl n2 . . . 0 1B 44 nl n2 ,.. 00

Decimal Hexadecimal

Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops at columns nl, n2, etc. in the current character pitch (pica pitch if proportional spacing is currently selected), where nl, n2, etc. are numbers between 1 and 255. The maximum number of horizontal tab stops allowed is 32 in Standard mode and 64 in IBM mode. The tab stops must be specified in ascending order; any violation of ascending order terminates the tab stop list. Standard termination is by the CO> control code. To clear all tab stops, specify <ES0 “D” <o>.

Set horizontal tab stops every n columns

Mode ASCII

Std.

<ESC> “e” “0” n 27 101 48 n 1B 65 30 n

<ESC> “e” <O> n 27 101 0 n 1B 65 00 n

Cancels all current horizontal tab stops and sets new tab stops every n columns, where n is between 1 and 127.

Decimal Hexadecimal

Reset all tab stops

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC> “R” 27 82 IB 52

Resets the horizontal tab stops to their power-up values in which a tab stop is set every 8 column starting at column 9. Also clears all vertical tab stops.

Horizontal tab

Mode ASCII

Both <HT>

Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab stop. Ignored if

there is no next horizontal tab stop in the current line. Note that when underlining is selected, spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined.

Decimal Hexadecimal

Relative horizontal tab

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std. <ESC> ‘T’ nl n2

27 92 nl n2 IB 5C nl n2

Moves the print position right or left a specified distance (maximum

8 inches). Ignored if the resulting position is beyond the right or left margin. The formulas for the distance and direction are as follows: If n2 is between 0 and 63, the print head moves right by (nl + n2 x

256) dots. If you want to move the print head to the left, nl and n2 are obtained by subtracting the value from 65536, and dividing the result into high and low bytes.

Relative horizontal tab in inches

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

IBM <ESC>

Sets the next print position to (nl +n2 x 256)/120 inches from the

current position.

Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin. The maximum

position is 8 inches.

“d” nl n2

27 100 nl n2

1B 64 nl n2

Absolute horizontal tab in inches

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Std. <ESC> “$” nl n2 27 36 nl n? IB 24 nl n2

Sets the next print position to (nl + n2 x 256)/60 inches from the left

margin on the current line. Ignored if this position is beyond the right margin. The maximum position is 8 inches.

Absolute horizontal tab in columns

IMode 1 ASCII

Std. <ES6 “f’ “0” n 27 102 48 n IlB 66 30 n

<ESC> “f’ <O> n 27 102 0 n IB 66 00 n

Moves the next print position to column n from the left margin, where n is between 0 and 127.

) Decimal

I Hexadecimal )

GRAPHICS COMMANDS

Print normal-density g-bit graphics

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “K” nl n2

ml m2 . . .

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 75 nl n2 IB 48 nl n2

ml m2 . . .

ml m2 . .

Prints bit-image graphics at 60 dots per inch horizontally. The

graphic image is 8 dots high and nl + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum

width is 8 inches (480 dots). ml, m2, . . . are the dot data, each a lbyte value from 0 to 255 representing 8 vertical dots, with the most

significant bit at the top and the least significant bit at the bottom. The number of data bytes must be nl + n2 x 256. Dots beyond the

right margin are ignored. At the end of bit-image printing the printer

returns automatically to character mode.

Print double-density g-bit graphics

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> ‘I” nl n2

Prints bit-image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 960 dots wide). See <ES0 “K” for other information.

ml m.2 . . .

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 76 nl n2

ml m2 . . . ml m.2 . . .

IB 4C nl n2

Print double-density, double-speed g-bit graphics

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “Y” nl n2

ml m2 . ml m2 . . ml m2

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 89 nl n2 1B 59 nl n2

Prints bit-image graphics at 120 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 960 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See <ES& “K” for other information.

Print quadruple-density g-bit graphics

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “Z” nl n2

ml m2 . . .

Decimal

27 90 nl n2 IB 5A nl td

ml m2 . . .

Prints bit-image graphics at 240 dots per inch horizontally (maximum 1920 dots wide), skipping every second dot in the horizontal direction. See <ES0 “K” for other information.

Hexadecimal

ml m2 . .

Print hex-density 24-bit graphics

Mode

Std.

ASCII

<FS> “Z” nl n2

ml m2 m3 . . .

Prints 24-bit dot graphics at 360 dots per inch horizontally. The

graphics image is 24 dots high and nZ + n2 x 256 dots wide. Maximum width is 8 inches (2880 dots). In the data ml, m2, m3 . . . each three bytes represent 24 vertical dots. In the leftmost position, the most significant bit of ml is the top dot; the least significant bit of ml is the eighth dot from the top; the most significant bit of m2 is the ninth dot; the least significant bit of m2 is the sixteenth dot from the top; the most significant bit of m3 is the seventeenth dot from the top; the least significant bit of m3 is the bottom dot. The rest of data is similar. The number of data bytes must be 3 x (nl + n2 x

256). Dots beyond the right margin are ignored. At the end of dot graphics printing, the printer returns automatically to character mode.

Se/ect graphics mode

Mode ASCII

<ES&- ‘I*” n0 nl

Std.

n2 ml m2 . . .

Selects one of eleven graphics modes depending on the value of nO and prints bit-image graphics in this mode. See <ES0 “K” (for 8bit graphics) or <FS> “Z” (for 24-bit graphics) for information on

nl, n2, ml, m2, . . .

Graphics mode

0 8-bit Normal-density

8-bit Double-density

1 2 8-bit Double-density, double-speed (120 dots per inch) 3 8-bit Quadruple-density 4 8-bit CRT graphics, mode I 6 8-bit CRT graphics, mode II

32 24-bit Normal-density 33 24-bit Double-density 38 24-bit CRT graphics

39 24-bit Triple-density

40 24-bit Hex-density

Decimal Hexadecimal

28 90 nl ni?

ml m2 m3 . ml m2 m3 . . .

Decimal

27 42 no nl

n2 ml m2 . . .

1C 5A nl d

Hexadecimal

IB 2A n0 nI

n2 ml m2 . . .

( 60 dots per inch) (120 dots per inch)

(240 dots per inch) ( 80 dots per inch) ( 90 dots per inch) ( 60 dots per inch) (120 dots per inch) ( 90 dots per inch) (180 dots per inch)

(360 dots per inch)

Seiecf graphics mode

Mode ASCII

IBM

<ESC> “[‘I “g” nl n2

m0 ml m2 . . .

Selects one of eight graphics modes depending on the value of m0

and prints dot graphics in this mode. The graphics image is (nl + n2 x 256) - 1 dots wide. See <ESC> “K” (for g-bit graphics) or <FS> “Z” (for 24-bit graphics) for information on ml, m2, . . .

Graphics mode

g-bit Normal-density

g-bit Double-density

g-bit Double-density, double-speed (120 dots per inch) g-bit Quadruple-density

24-bit Normal-density

24-bit Double-density

24-bit Triple-density

24-bit Hex-density

Convert graphics density

Mode

Std. &SC> “?” n m

ASCII

Converts graphics defined by subsequent cESC> “K”, <ESC> “L”, <ESC> “Y” or <ES0 “2” commands to a density mode defined by <ES0 “*“. n is “K”, “L”, “Y” or “Z”, indicating the mode to be converted. m is a code from CO> to c4> or c6> indicating one of the

modes of <ES0 “*“.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 91 103 nl n2 iB 58 67 nl n2

m0 ml m2 . . .

( 60 dots per inch) (120 dots per inch)

(240 dots per inch) ( 60 dots per inch) (120 dots per inch) (180 dots per inch) (360 dots per inch)

Decimal

27 63 n m IB 3F n m

Hexadecimal

DOWNLOAD CHARACTER COMMANDS

Define download characters

Mode

Std. n2 m0 ml m2 n2 m0 ml m2

ASCII

<ESC> “8~” <O> nl

dl d2 dx

Decimal

27 38 0 nl 16 26 00 nl

dl d2 . . . dx dl d2 . dx

Defines one or more new characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-2 must be OFF; otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer, not downloading characters, and this command is ignored. nZ is the character code of the first character defined and n2 is the character code of the last character defined. nZ must be equal to or

less than n2. The data for each character start with three bytes specifying proportional spacing attributes: the first byte, m0, specifies the left of the

character; the second byte, ml, specifies the character width; the

third byte, m2, specifies the right of the character. These values

must not exceed the following maximum limits:

Hexadecimal

n2 m0 ml m2

Next comes the dot data. Normal character height is 24 dots, so there must be 3 x ml bytes of dot data. If the printer is in super/subscript mode, however, the character height is 16 dots, so there must be 2 x ml bytes of dot data. Each data byte indicates eight vertical dots, with the most significant bit being the top dot, and the least significant bit being the bottom dot.

For further details, please refer to chapter 5.

Define download characters

ASCII

<ESC> “='I nl n2 "#"

n3 n4

ml m2

<o> n5

dl d2 “’ . . . ak

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 61 nl n2 35 1B 3D nl nl 23

n?n4 On5

mlm2 . ..m9 ml m2 . m9

dl d2 a5

n3 n4 00 n5

dl d2 dx

Defines new characters and stores them in RAM for later use. EDS switch A-2 must be OFF and the optional RAM cartridge, RC-32Z,

must be installed; otherwise RAM is used as an input buffer, not

downloading characters, and this command is ignored. Downloading characters in IBM mode requires Dot Pattern data and

Character Index Table data. Dot Pattern data controls which pins fire when printing a character. Index Table data is placed in a “lookup table” that provides information on where Dot Pattern data is stored in memory and defines certain attributes of the character.

(nl + n2 x 256) give the number of bytes to be downloaded.

n3 and n4 indicate the low order and high order addresses in which data is to be stored. n3 should be 15 and n4 should be 128 for this printer.

n5 determines the character mode to be downloaded, as shown below:

ml through m9 indicate Index Table data.

ml and m2 indicate the adress where Dot Pattern is stored. ml is the

high-order byte. m3 indicates the number of columns in the character memory, and m4 indicates the number of columns in the

character.

m.5 through m9 are compression mask bits. Data compression

allows the efficient use of memory in storing downloaded characters providing space for more characters than would be available

without compression. The printer repeats the previous dot column

in the current column when the current column compression mask bit is set to 1.

It is necessary to define all of Index Table data before the Dot Pattern

data to download many characters.

dl, d2, . . .

dr is the Dot Pattern data being downloaded. Each data byte indicates eight vertical dots, with the most significant bit being the top dot, and the least significant bit being the bottom dot.

Copy character set from ROM into RAM

Mode ASCII

std.

Decimal

27 56 0 n 0 lB3AOO nOO

Hexadecimal

Copies the selected character set with n, as shown below, to the corresponding download character RAM area, overwriting any download data already present. Ignored when EDS switch A-2 is ON.

n Font

0 Roman

1 Sanserif

2 Courier

n Font

8 Orator 2 (Option) 9 TW-Light (Option)

10 Letter Gothic (Option)

3 Prestige 11 Blippo (Option)

4 script

5 OCR-B

6 OCR-A (Option) 14 Cinema

(Option) 13 Orane

12 H-Gothic (Option)

(Option) (Option)

7 Orator (Option) 15 Code 39 (Option)

Select download character set

Mode

std. <ESC> ‘I%” “1” 27 37 49 IB 25 31

ASCII

<ESC> “%‘I 27 37 1 1B 25 01

Decimal

Selects the download character set. Ignored when EDS switch A-2 is ON.

Hexadecimal

Shift download character area

Shifts the download character area defined between 0 to 127 to the area between 128 to 255.

Select draft pica download character set

‘. ^_

Mode ASCII

IBM <ESC>

“I" <4>

Decimal

27 73 4 1B 49 04

Hexadecimal

Selects the download character set, draft quality, and pica pitch (1Ocpi). Ignored if the (FONT) button was pressed during power-up or if EDS switch A-2 is ON.

Select draft elite download character set

Mode ASCII

IBM <ESC>

Selects the download character set, draft quality, and elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored if the (FONT) button was pressed during power-up or if EDS switch A-2 is ON.

“I” <FF>

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 73 12 16 49 oc

Select draft condensed download characters

Mode ASCII

IBM

Selects the download character set, draft quality, and condensed pitch (17 cpi). Ignored if the (FONT)button was pressed during power-up or if EDS switch A-2 is ON.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 73

20 18 49

Select LQ pica download characters

Mode ASCII

IBM <ESC>

Selects the LQ download character set with pica pitch (10 cpi). Ignored if the (FONT] button was pressed during power-up or if

EDS switch A-2 is ON.

“I" <6> 27 73 6

Decimal

Hexadecimal

IB 49 06

Select L Q elite download characters

Mode

IBM

ASCII

<ESC>

“I” <so> 27 73 14 1B 49 OE

Decimal Hexadecimal

Selects the LQ download character set with elite pitch (12 cpi). Ignored if the -button was pressed during power-up or ifEDS switch A-2 is ON.

Select LQ condensed download characters

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal ‘-

IBM <ESC>

“I” <sYN>

27 73 22 1B 49 16

Selects the LQ download character set with condensed pitch (17

cpi). Ignored if the (FONT) button was pressed during power-up or

if EDS switch A-2 is ON.

Select L Q proportional download characters

Mode

IBM <ESC>

ASCII

Selects the LQ download character set with proportional pitch.

Ignored if the (FONTJbutton was pressed during power-up or if EDS

switch A-2 is ON.

“I” <7>

Decimal

27 73 7 1B 49 07

Hexadecimal

Select ROM character set

Mode ASCII Decimal

Std.

<ESC> “%” “0” 27 37 48 1B 25 30

<ESC> “c/o” <0> 27 37 0 IB 25 00

Stops using the download character set and returns to the built-in ROM character set. Ignored when EDS switch A-2 is ON.

Hexadecimal

‘2 1

COLOR SELECTION COMMANDS

The commands in this section are valid only with the color printer.

Select print color

Mode

Both ( (

ASCII

1. 9, ‘I 31

<ESC> “I” n 27 114 n 18 72 n

UC.9

“)” “)”

Decimal

n 40 40 67 41 41 n 20 26 43 29 29 n

Hexadecimal

Selects the printing color according to the value of n as shown below. Ignored if the color ribbon is not installed.

n Color 0 Black

1 Magenta

2 cyan

n Color 4 Yellow

5 Orange 6 Green

3 Violet

OTHER PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS

Set MSB to I

IMode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal I

1 Std. 1 <ESC> “>” 1 27 62 1 1B 3E

Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 1, allowing users with a 7-bit interface to access characters with ASCII codes greater than 127.

Set MSB to 0

Mode ASCII Decimal

Std.

<ESC> “=‘I 27 61

Sets the most significant bit of each subsequent byte received to 0.

Hexadecimal

1B 3D

Accept MSB as is

Mode ASCII

Std. <ESC> “#”

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 35 1B 23

Cancels the preceding commands and accepts the most significant

bit as it is sent to the printer.

Delete last character sent

Mode 1 ASCII

Std. I <DEL> 1127

Deletes the last character received. Ignored if the last character received has already been printed, or if the last character received was all or part of a command.

Decimal

Cancel last line

IMode I ASCII

1 Both I <CAN>

Deletes the last line currently present in the print buffer.

) Decimal I Hexadecimal 1

1 24 I 18 I

Set printer off-line

Mode ASCII

Std. <DC3> 19 13

IBM

<ESC> “Q”

“S”

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 81 36 1B 51 24

Hexadecimal

1 7F

Sets the printer off-line. The printer disregards all subsequent characters and commands except <DCl>, which returns it to the on-

line state. The printer’s ON LINE indicator does not go off.

Set printer on-line

Mode

Both <DCl>

ASCII Decimal

Returns the printer to the on-line state, allowing it to receive and process all subsequent characters and commands. This command is ignored if the printer was set off-line by pressing the ( button on the control panel.

Hexadecimal

ON LINE >

Stop printing

Mode

IBM

ASCII

<ESC> ‘j” 27 106 IB 6A

Prints the entire contents of the input buffer, then sets the printeroffline. The ( ON LINE > indicator on the control panel goes off.

Bell

Mode ASCII

Both <BEL>

Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper.

Bidirectional printing

Mode ASCII

Both

<ESC> “U” “0” 27 05

<ESC> “U” <O> 27 85

Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bidirectional

mode, which is faster than unidirectional printing.

Unidirectional printing

Mode

Both

ASCII

<ESC> “U” “1” 27 05

<ESC> “U” <l> 27 85

Decimal

48 IB 55 30

0 1B 55 00

Decimal

49 1B 55 31

1 1B 55 01

Hexadecimal

Causes subsequent printing to be done unidirectionally, ensuring maximum vertical alignment precision. Ignored when EDS switch A-5 is set ON.

One-line unidirectional printing

Mode ASCII

Std.

<ESC> ‘I<”

Immediately returns the print head to the left margin, then prints the remainder of the line from left to right. Normal bidirectional printing resumes on the next line. Ignored when EDS switch A-5 is ON.

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 60

1B 3C

Manual feed

IMode 1 ASCII

Both

u(,. ,,(,, “0" ‘3" ‘3" 1 40 40 48 41 41 1 28 28 30 29 29

I Decimal 1 Hexadecimal )

27 25 0 1B 19 00

Selects manual sheet feeding even when the optional automatic sheet feeder is mounted. Ignored if EDS switch A-4 is ON (ASF inactive).

Auto feed

Mode

Bo*

ASCII

“(9, “(” "4" “)" ")" 40 40 52 41 41 28 28 34 29 29

Selects the automatic sheet feeder. Ignored if EDS switch A-4 is ON (ASF inactive).

Decimal Hexadecimal -

27 25 4 IB 19 04

Eject paper from ASF

Mode ASCII

Bo* <ESC> “R” 27 25 02 1B 19 52

“(7, “(93 "R" “)" “)" 40 40 82 41 41 28 28 52 29 29

Ejects the current page. Ignored if EDS switch A-4 is ON (ASF in-

active).

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Set print start position on ASF

Mode

Bo*

ASCII

<ESC> “T” n

Decimal Hexadecimal

27 25 04 n 1B 19 54 n

Skips n/6 inches at the top of the page, where n is equal to or greater

than 1. Ignored if EDS switch A-4 is ON (ASF inactive).

Reset printer

/Mode 1 ASCII

Both <ESC> “@” 27 64 1B 40

Std. ( <FS> “@” 1 28 64 11c 40

Reinitializes the printer. Clears the print buffer and returns settings to their power-up values. Does not clear the input buffer or change ASF selections.

1 Decimal

I Hexadecimal I

- “(” “(” "T" “)" “)" n 40 40 84 41 41 n 28 28 54 29 29 n